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Tanltunt

Ghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska

Tyonek C-1 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:63,360)
Tyonek C-1 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tanltunt is a ghost town in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska. It is one of 8 former communities in Matanuska-Susitna County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tanltunt as a historical populated place on the Tyonek C-1 SW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 61.5994° N, 150.1961° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTyonek C-1 SW
Elevation133 ft
Nearest living townBig Lake, AK
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2647632
Coordinates61.59944, -150.19611

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What's there now

Tanltunt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Lake, AK (population 3,291), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 133 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Tanltunt?

Tanltunt is in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska, at 61.5994, -150.1961.

How many ghost towns are in Matanuska-Susitna County?

Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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